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Reginald

Boy name · 24 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Reginald: 24 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 6 births in 2025.

Of Germanic origin via the Latinised Reginaldus, this name combines *ragin* (counsel or advice) with *wald* (rule), giving the sense of “ruler with wise counsel”. A distinguished bearer was Reginald Fessenden, a Canadian-born inventor who pioneered radio broadcasting and sonar technology. In Scottish ecclesiastical history, Saint Reginald (or Ranald) was a 12th-century bishop of the Isles. The name also shares its root with the more common Ronald and the surname Reynolds, though Reginald enjoyed particular popularity among the British aristocracy, evoking a classic, slightly formal air. While no major locality bears the name directly, the variant Reynold survives as a place-name element in Yorkshire and East Anglia.